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Fisheries boom hinges on sustainable use of resources
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects a boom in the country’s fisheries sector as it continues to engage with stakeholders to craft and implement policies and programs for sustainable utilization and management of ...
- July 24, 2015
Palace disputes fishermen's group claims
The Palace on Monday vowed to look into reports of Filipino fishermen that Chinese boats were hindering them from fishing in some parts of the West Philippine Sea which lie within the country’s exclusive economic zone ...
- July 13, 2021
High court asked to drop petition vs Bora closure
Malacañang has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition questioning the six-month closure of the world-famous Boracay Island resort. In a 61-page comment, Malacañang, through the Office of the Solicitor General, sought ...
- August 22, 2018
Illegal capiz shells confiscated
The 480 sacks of capiz shells or pios confiscated by the City Agriculture’s Office and Roxas City Mayor’s Office at Sitio Kabulakan, Barangay Cogon here were illegally harvested. According to Roxas City Mayor Ronnie Dadivas, ...
- August 26, 2019
Cebu environment think tank warns danger of Seafront City reclamation
A Cebu-based think tank focusing on environmental issues has warned of environmental hazards if the 235.80 hectare Seafront City reclamation in Consolacion, Cebu pushes through. In a statement sent Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, ...
- October 23, 2021
Solons ask BFAR to protect Panguil Bay in Lanaodel Norte
Mindanaoan lawmakers are calling on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to interven and stop overfishing and the depletion of marine resources in Panguil Bay in Lanao del Norte. Lanao del Norte Reps. Imelda ...
- December 1, 2015
Landbank, DENR, Manila launch 'STP for Manila Bay'
The Land Bank of the Philippines has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the city of Manila ofr the "STP for Manila Bay," a new credit program that will ...
- September 17, 2019
Drilon lauds SEAFDEC's role in economic growth
Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Cesar Drilon lauded Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center's (SEAFDEC) tremendous contribution to the upliftment of livelihood of fisherfolks in the country. In his keynote ...
- July 8, 2000
Water firms ordered to help speed up Boracay cleanup
Water concessionaires in Boracay have been ordered to work together and help speed up the cleanup of the island, which will be closed starting next Thursday. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu yesterday directed the Boracay ...
- April 20, 2018
An amazing walk in a Mangrove park
Researchers of the Iloilo based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development CenterAquaculture Department (Seafdec-AQD), including Primavera, first took notice of the pristine mangroves of Ibajay in 1996 while conducting field ...
- July 24, 2010